diff --git a/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h b/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h
index 9b9d36f48..7e3e24644 100644
--- a/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h
+++ b/libbitdht/src/util/bdnet.h
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ int bdnet_inet_aton(const char *name, struct in_addr *addr);
 int bdnet_checkTTL(int fd);
 
 void	bdsockaddr_clear(struct sockaddr_in *addr);
-/* thread-safe version of inet_ntoa */
-std::string bdnet_inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in);
 
 /* Extra stuff to declare for windows error handling (mimics unix errno)
  */
@@ -175,4 +173,7 @@ int usleep(unsigned int usec);
 } /* C Interface */
 #endif
 
+/* thread-safe version of inet_ntoa */
+std::string bdnet_inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in);
+
 #endif /* BITDHT_UNIVERSAL_NETWORK_HEADER */